Claude Cernuschi

fine arts department

Fields of Interest

Claude Cernuschi's major field of interest is 20th century art and theory. His research till now has focused primarily on Expressionism and Abstract Expressionism, with special attention to drawing interdisciplinary parallels between works of art and ideas stemming from fields such as psychology and philosophy. He received his Ph.D. from the Institute of Fine Arts of New York University in 1988.

Mindscapes and Mind Games: Visualizing Thought in the Work of Matta and His Abstract Expressionists Contemporaries, in Goizueta, Elizabeth (ed.) Matta: Making the Invisible Visible (McMullen Museum of Art, Boston College, 2004), pp. 48-80.

“Jackson Pollock at MoMA: On the Surface and Under the Rug.” [Review of Kirk Varnedoe and Pepe Karmel, Jackson Pollock] Archives of American Art Journal 38 no. 3 and 4 (2000): 30-38.

"The Rothko Chapel in Houston: The Structure of Meaning or the Meaning of Structure?” [Review of Sheldon Nodelman's The Rothko Chapel Paintings: Origins, Structure, Meaning] Religion and the Arts 3-3/4 (1999): 454-475.

“Mark Rothko from Alpha to Omega.” [Review of David Anfam, Mark Rothko: The Works on Canvas] Archives of American Art Journal 38 no. 1 and 2 (1999): 39-45.

Encyclopedia and Dictionary Entries

“Jackson Pollock,” in Paul S. Boyer (ed.) The Oxford Companion to United States History (New York: Oxford University Press, 2001).